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Lee Murphy

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Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

The story behind Ygor is a simple one. So simple, in fact, I didn't feel compelled to really work on it for another fifteen years! I was at a friend's house (we were both long-time fans of the old horror movies and such), when in walks this huge black cat. My friend says, &quot;Oh, that's Ygor.&quot; Of course, that is a character immediately recognized by his name as the famous, deformed lab assistant known for helping Dr. Frankenstein in various movies, television shows, novels and comic books. Upon hearing the cat's name, I realized this was a character whose story had never really been told. Almost as suddenly, I had the whole thing worked out in my head: what kind of person this was, how he grew up, the neglect and abuses, even the ending. I always knew I could do something with it, but it was many years before I sat down and typed out that first paragraph, &quot;The cold does not bother me the way it does most people. I believe it is because I am part animal&quot;

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<table style="width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;width:90%;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" width="90%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span> </p> <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;width:.1in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" valign="top" width="10"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:right;" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;">  </span></p> <p></p></td> <td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;width:100%;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" valign="top" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"><strong>An intriguing and original retelling of Mary Shelley's infamous horror novel</strong>, June 7, 2009 </span></p> <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;">By </span></p> <p></p></td> <td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A14OJS0VWMOSWO/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><strong><font color="#004b91">Midwest Book Review</font></strong><strong><span><font color="#004b91"></font></span></strong></a>(Oregon, WI USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A14OJS0VWMOSWO/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview"><font color="#004b91">See all my reviews</font></a></span></p> <p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;">Why would anyone follow Dr. Frankenstein through his insane experiments? &quot;Ygor&quot; takes a look at the man who stood behind the evil genius and helped him finish his work. An in-depth portrayal of the character, &quot;Ygor&quot; breathes life and soul into the man who has become an icon for the mad genius' sidekick. An intriguing and original retelling of Mary Shelley's infamous horror novel, &quot;Ygor&quot;is well worth the read. </span></p> <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span></span> </p> <p></p></td> <td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;background:#cccccc;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;width:.1in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" width="10"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span></span> </p> <p></p></td> <td style="padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;border-left-color:#ece9d8;border-bottom-color:#ece9d8;padding-bottom:0in;border-top-color:#ece9d8;padding-top:0in;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#ece9d8;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span></span> </p> <p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></font> </p> <p></p>